Aug. 1: House Hearing on Business and Universities Fueling Innovation and Job Creation10 a.m.; 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education will hold a hearing to discuss the relationship between business and research universities in terms of innovation and job creation.

Aug. 1: HIT Policy Committee Meeting10 a.m.; 1221 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) policy committee will meet to discuss recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health IT on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, including standards for the exchange of patient medical information.